Elote Sauce

This is a loose recipe that's more about proportions than quantities. The flavors are based on the Mexican street food elote, or roasted corn dipped in a rich and tangy sauce. This is that sauce. It can be used as a raw vegetable dip, salad dressing for greens or cold pasta, or sauce for flavorful meat or fish, such as salmon.

Ingredients

• Sour cream
• Mayonnaise
• Lime juice
• Powdered smoked chipotle
• Powdered cumin
• Powered chili...powder

Steps

• Start with an equal mixture of one part sour cream and one part mayo

• Add generous portion of chipotle (mildly spicy)

• Add slightly less cumin (can be overpowering) and chili powder

• Add generous lime juice to taste, bearing in mind that this will also reduce the viscosity of the mixture

• Blend ingredients with a spoon, tasting and adding spices and lime juice as needed

• Serve or refrigerate until use